The howard Government MUST FALL!
cannot be complete because he is in India. The invasion of China into Tibet forced the Dalai Lama to flee to India, where he is "still" today. The so called more powerfull nations would not come to the aid of Tibet when China invaded. The most peacefull people on earth could not and still cannot find compassion from any Government on earth. It prooves my point that the more powerfull caucasian nations will only help a country that has something to offer. This truely is appalling & I am embarrassed to be part of an Australia that would vote in a Government that does not come to the aid of such a peacefull people. We really must help to:
Re the recent controversy about same-sex couples wanting the same rights under Australian law as is given to de facto couples, then some Christian individuals point out God's law, which really has nothing to do with the matter. Because if their churches choose not to recognise such unions, it being a civil matter.
One of the adversary's greatest tools that s(he) uses against humanity is fear. The scripture says in 1 John 4.18......'that perfect love casts out fear.' 1 John 16b....... 'God is love'. The opposite to love is fear.
Many well intentioned Christians use fear to control people, but this is not of God, for God is love. Some say a loving God would not send people to hell. There's another scripture that says.......'be not deceived, God is not mocking, for whatever a person sows, that also will they reap.' Galatians 6.7 both from Revised Standard Version. A bible that is generally used by Anglicans, and maybe others. Galatian 6.7 is the natural law of cause and effect. Here is scriptural support for it.
We both thought it was Brilliant. We highly recommend everyone to see it so they know exactly how corrupt, deceiving, inhumane & violent that government really is!
Good on you Michael Moore for bringing all the facts together on exactly how that government has mislead the entire world. Innocent people have been killed all for money. Most people know the U.S.A is not a country interested in the good of the earth. But Michael Moore shows proof as to how deep the corruption and self gain really is. Was it a coincidence the sept 11 occured as Bush's popularity was very low, the Saudi's were in town doing deals with USA companies & George Bush, who own the military money market??
The worst part of it is the innocent people killed & injured by the unnecessary war, which is simply occuring to draw attention away from the fact that the government got into power illegaly, they are profiting from the companies that are producing the military might & the Saudi's who are in deals with the USA. Thank god I don't live there!
He is an outspoken anti-American, Aboriginal rights activist & environmentalist who was the lead singer of the Aussie rock band midnight oil. He was the Australian Conservation Society President until now. I think it is the best move the Labor party has made in a long time here in Australia. I believe Peter Garrett will finally bring all of the above mentioned subjects, into main stream Federal politics and the media. Instead of being second to issues that are not relevant to the wider Australian community.
http://www.petergarrett.com.au/
Once again thankyou!
Australian troops should not go to war against Hussein or send weapons inspectors even if the UN agrees to. It is about time Howard put his own people before the American President. Our farmers need to trade wheat to this country & the money spent on military could be much better spent on drought stricken areas & indigenous peoples of our country.
Innocent lives will be lost if a war breaks out & one would think that the American Government would know full well how distressing it is to loose innocent people. But the school yard bully tactics of George Bush have gone too far.
I can't stand the "arrogance" of the U.S President after that Sept 11 tragedy. I mean did they really think they could involve themselves in other people's politics, most the time to serve their own interests, without consequences? Everyone knows the US supports governments who sign treaties & trade agreements promoted by the US, to the detriment of countries who don't sign. The whole world could see a Sept 11 tragedy coming except them! Then they arrogantly went & took over Pakistan without their real consent or the thought of the effect on them. Have they learnt nothing?
And still, Australia has been helping to bomb the crap out of the Afghanistan & Iraq country side - with no real effect on terrorists. Did the U.S.A invaders find any threat to world peace in Iraq, or did they just create another stumbling block to world peace? And still the U.S government continues to maintain and even increase tariffs on Australian products even though they have manipulated us into helping cause destruction around the world!!
Perhaps the billions spent on defence and "wars" on terrorism, drugs and crime be better spent on social welfare, education for all and improving the lives of ordinary citizens of the US and the world. Why do you think the U.S.A is so demanding for other countries to join their anti-drug campaigns that mostly target the poorer nations around the world? It is to throw the blame onto the actual victims. The poorer nations are not to blame for the drug problem in the U.S.A. It is the terrible living conditions in the U.S.A society!
The granting of US troops in a foreign nation immunity from prosecution by the International Criminal Court is outrageous! Why have this court if the nation that supposedly governs most peacekeeping & attacks is immune? That just doesn't make any sense.
If any military force needs governing for war crimes, it's the US forces. A good example why is the childish, selfish & inhumane threat to stop all peace keeping & foreign aid until US troops were exempt, just proves that they need to be a part of this treaty. If the US troops were doing nothing illegal then why would they be so concerned?
Any other country that acted like the US does in so many ways would be treated as an international pariah. We condemn, for example, those countries that execute criminals, and yet the US is a leading state murderer, often frying and injecting people who have most certainly not had a fair trial, and, of course, the mass murderer with the most deaths to his name was one Governor George W Bush, Texas.
AUSTRALIA ENDANGERED BY DEVOTION TO USA: EXPERT
The Howard Government's devotion to American power has placed the nation in
danger, according to a member of the Government's peak international
relations advisory body.
ANU International Relations expert Professor Chris Reus-Smit, a member of
the Foreign Affairs Council, today said that the Bush Administration's
reliance upon might to resolve international issues threatened the
influence of legitimate international institutions such as the United
Nations and risked a breakdown in world order.
Speaking at the launch of his book American Power and World Order at ANU
today, Professor Reus-Smit criticised the Howard Government's willingness
to stand by the US at almost every turn.
"The Bush Administration has consistently positioned itself as a lone
sheriff, using either might or wealth to implement foreign policies that it
sees as desirable," Professor Reus-Smit said.
"The Howard Government has enthusiastically offered support for this
approach and has gained international attention for its unqualified support
for US action.
"However, the world is far more complex than it has ever been before and
this concept of one world power having a sustainable influence in global
affairs is deeply flawed.
"The Howard Government's less than critical bandwagoning with the US is
blinkered to the point of being irresponsible, leaving our national policy
wide open to political manipulation and adhocery.
"The time has come for Australian policymakers, concerned academics and
members of the community to reframe the way in which we think about
contemporary world politics and American power.
"We must ask ourselves what constitutes order and security in the
contemporary world. We must address in a sober fashion the nature and
limits of American power. We must reflect on what the US can and cannot do
to foster genuine international order and security. And we must ask whether
the policies of the Bush Administration are enhancing or undermining these
goals."
Professor Reus-Smit's lecture was organised by the ANU National Institute
for the Social Sciences and Law and the ANU National Institute for the
Asia-Pacific.
The Australian Aborigine's are a very disadvantaged group of people. They were not all that long ago on the list of Australian vermin that could be hunted (true fact). Their sacred sites which today are still important to them are bulldozed over for housing developments regularly. The Aboriginal people are treated like second class when shopping, going for jobs, harassed by police & security. The Australian Federal g'ment has no Aboriginal people to make or suggest any policies for their own people.I had several Aboriginal friends at school who found it difficult to even be answered by the teacher when their hands were raised.
Unless the job an Aboriginal person is going for is in an Aboriginal organisation or g'ment organisation, then they are 95% unlikely to be given that job simply because of the colour of their skin & the stigma it brings. I don't believe there are any more alcoholics, homeless, criminals or Aboriginals living off welfare than any other group in society. But in some country towns it may seem that way. But the Aboriginals in those country towns are not to blame for it. They simply are not given a decent chance in life like their white neighbours are. The g'ment needs to do all they can to help/ encourage young Aboriginals into the white way of life because it is very hard to have that background of living off the land in tribes for tens (or even hundreds) of thousands of years & then in the last three hundred years, have to adapt to a new, environmentally degrading, way of life. It would be hard for anyone!
Cops nab biggest ever dope tree
26Sep03
THE largest known marijuana plant grown in the Northern Territory of Australia has been seized by police.
The tree, 2.5m high and 2.5m wide, was found in a hydroponic set-up in a locked bedroom of a home at Anula in Darwin.
Drug Squad Superintendent said the tree was so big it took up an entire room.
The plant had been specially pruned and "terraced" along a series of wires to maximise its growth potential.
Superintendant said while it was common to come across marijuana plants strung up so they did not snap under their own weight, he had never come across such a plant before.
The man has been charged with two counts of possessing a commercial quantity of cannabis and two counts of cultivating cannabis.
Supt Evans said police had no evidence that the man had been dealing as well as growing the drug.
This man should be awarded a Horticultural award for this plant. Not given a fine for it!